National Coastal Program Dredging Policies. An Analysis of State, Territory, & Commonwealth Policies Related to Dredging & Dredged Material Management. Volume I of II

摘要

This technical document contains a comprehensive inventory of thirty-four coastal management program policies related to dredging, dredged material management, and beneficial use of dredged material. It is a baseline snapshot of where the nation's federally approved state, territory, commonwealth, and independent regulatory commission coastal management programs stand on dredging policies, individually and cumulatively. Specifically, it covers dredging policies in the following six categories: State Coordination Mechanisms & Permit Processing; Economic Concerns; Habitat, Sediment, & Water Quality, Dredging Techniques & Best Management Practices; Dredged Material Disposal, and Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material.